Tag: get under someone’s skin
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Irk
Word of the Day: Irk The word irk may not often come up in everyday conversation, but it holds a particular significance when expressing annoyance or irritation. To irk means to cause someone to feel irritated, annoyed, or a bit uncomfortable. It’s a verb that captures that feeling when something small but persistent gets under…
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Drive you up the wall
Idiom: Drive you up the wall Well, hello, here’s a question for you: What drives you up the wall? By that, I mean what makes you feel irritated or angry. If you say nothing, then I’ll have to call you a liar because we all have things that get under our skin and drive us…
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Tune out
Word of the Day: Tune out This one is for anyone out there who has teenagers. If you have teenagers, then you know that they can tune you out very easily. To tune out means to ignore someone or refuse to answer them. It could also mean not trying to understand a current situation. Somehow,…
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Get under someone’s skin
Phrase: Get under your skin English is a beautiful and fantastic language which can get under your skin in both senses of the idiom. Sorry to tell you, but yes, this idiom also has two different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. The first meaning of this idiom is that something is an…
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Stir the pot
English Idiom: Stir the pot Some people like to stir the pot. To stir the pot means to do something to make others angry, agitated or upset. They love to make people angry or make a situation worse. Sometimes, they do this to get more attention, create excitement, or have fun. Perhaps a couple has…
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Get your goat
Idiom: Get your goat If you get someone’s goat, it does not mean that you steal or borrow their goat. Why would you want to borrow someone’s goat anyway? What would you do with a stolen goat? Make cheese, maybe? I mean, what can you do with a goat? I had a goat when…
